Best product to remove scratches by hand

[reflexboy]

Guys, what would you recommend for removing medium scratches and swirl marks by hand on a medium blue car? Looking at Megs Swirl X, Scratch X and Ultimate compound. Foam or Microfibre pad? TIA

 

[janner]

T-cut and an old pair of y-fronts?

 

[reflexboy]

T-cut and an old pair of y-fronts?

Ahhh, I can see you are obviously a pro detailer

 

[longhoughtonlad]

T-cut and an old pair of y-fronts?[/QUOT



Beware of skid marks

 

[trapperjohn]

If the car is dark blue. Go for this. Poorboys Black Hole!!
poorboys polish | eBay
And then apply a wax over it.
If its light blue - pass.

Edit.

No I'm not even going there with Y Fronts and Skid Marks already being mentioned.

 

[reflexboy]

If the car is dark blue. Go for this. Poorboys Black Hole!!
poorboys polish | eBay
And then apply a wax over it.
If its light blue - pass.

Edit.

No I'm not even going there with Y Fronts and Skid Marks already being mentioned.

Thanks for the reply but I need something abrasive to remove the scratches and swirls, not fill them

 

[trapperjohn]

G3 paste??

 

[jaymanek]

T cut or G3... I actually prefer T cut..

 

[tasn1]

T-cut and an old pair of y-fronts?[/QUOT



Beware of skid marks

Looool!

 

[steve333]

T-cut and an old pair of y-fronts?

old pair of y-fronts on a mercedes?(surely you mean new pair)

 

[reflexboy]

Got some G3. Fairly good but not brilliant. Hard work-very sore arms and shoulders

 

[Dieselman]

Go for this. Poorboys Black Hole!!

Shouldn't this be in the dogging thread?

 

[Mattyo]

I am no detailer really but I do a mean valet.....

I like Megs Scratch X2.0. It is pretty good at taking the edge of scratches but like all of these things....especially Y-fronts, it can leave swirls. So I give it a few goes with Scratch X and then a load more goes with autoglym Super Resin Polish, then my favourite wax is Zymol.

 

[ringway]

I've had plenty of success with T-Cut in the past, but there's a fair amount of amonia in the product so I'd be cautious about using it on a water based paint finish.

 

[Mattyo]

Me too, but T-cut always makes me nervous about it being a bit harsh. Proven track record though as it's been around for ever and is still for sale...........

 

[grober]

Farecla g3 everytime

http://g3pro.com/watch-videos.php

 

[dulayj]

Agree with grober-Farecla G3-great product-not too harsh like others!

 

[reflexboy]

Yeah, got some G3 yesterday from Halfrauds. Not bad, not brilliant, but not bad-Achey arms/shoulders today

 

[Superspec]

Is it a Merc you're trying to sort out? If so it will be very hard going by hand and you could do more harm than good. Things like scratch x are very abrasive and there is potential to introduce other defects into the paint which show up badly in sunlight, especially on dark cars.

Why not get yourself a DA polisher? They are safe to use and more than upto correcting swirls on hard paints given time and the right kit. It would cost you maybe £130 to get set up but you could always sell the stuff after you've done.

What kind of car is it and how old is it?

 

[Troon]

Autoglym Super Resin Polish is great at filling rather than removing swirls. With a decent wax on top, this can give the same effect without having to reduce your clearcoat thickness.

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